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Computers
and
Robots
Randal E. Bryant
Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bryant
Robosoccer
What is Easy? What is Hard?
Arithmetic
5736.421 X (4296.79 – 551.04)
42.9 + 553.4
= 36034.209224802958
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Computers can do
more than 1 billion
calculations per
second
What is Easy? What is Hard?
Reading
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Humans better than
computers
Artificial Intelligence
Make computers display “intelligent behavior”
1997:
IBM “Deep Blue”
beats Gary Kasparov
More Artificial Intelligence
FLORIDA -- El gobierno del
presidente Barack Obama dará
impulso a una red eléctrica
"inteligente" futurista, con la
esperanza de llevar lo más pronto
posible al sistema de transmisión de
energía hacia la era digital.
El presidente Obama anunciará el
martes durante una visita a una
planta de energía solar en Arcadia,
Florida, que el gobierno dará apoyo
con 3.400 millones de dólares a un
centenar de proyectos destinados a
modernizar el sistema de
electricidad de Estados Unidos.
FLORIDA - The government of
President Barack Obama will give
impetus to a power grid "smart"
futuristic, hoping to take as soon as
possible to the power transmission
system into the digital age.
President Obama will announce on
Tuesday during a visit to a solar
power plant in Arcadia, Florida, that
the government will support with
3,400 million dollars to a hundred
projects to modernize the electricity
system of the United States.
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Why is Computer Vision Hard?
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What do we see in this image?
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How do we know this?
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We rely on “real-world
knowledge”
What is a Robot?
Machines that sense, think, and act
Which of these
are robots?
10
Robots in Action: Robosoccer
Robots in Action: Robosoccer
Robots in Action: Driving on Roads
2007 DARPA Urban Grand
Challenge
Drive course with other cars
Follow California driving rules
Sense
Think
Act
Robots in Action: Driving on Roads
Robots in Action: Driving on Roads
Robots in the Real World
The “Three D’s”
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Dull
Dirty
Dangerous
Want to Get Involved?
Researcher
How Much School?
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Depends on what kind of
job you want
Designer
Technician
What to Learn?
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Math: Algebra, geometry,
trigonometry
Science: Physics,
chemistry
Other Skills You Need
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Working in teams
Communicating with
others
Graduate
school
2-year
college
4-year
college
High
school
Middle
school
Elementary
school
Car of the Future?